Trimester 2 and Trimester 3 ^Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin and 2 consecutive days of laboratory work scheduled during trimester, to be undertaken at Burwood (Melbourne) in Trimester 2 on 26 and 27 September and in Trimester 3 on 30 and 31 January 2016.

Note:

^Trimester 3 students enrol as Cloud (online); however there are significant campus requirements

Content

This unit is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system and how it relates to normal and abnormal human movement. A detailed analysis of the functional anatomy of the skeletal, articular, neural and muscular systems is explored. Additional areas explored will be the role that the musculoskeletal system plays in static and dynamic posture and movement control.